Music Category
Kiara Castagna
How Long Will It Take
Artist Statement
How Long Will It Take is about lingering thoughts from past moments, holding onto hypotheticals and feelings that stain. The overanalysing spiral of replaying every little detail, questioning why things ended the way they did to understanding maybe not knowing is knowing enough.
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Kiara is a singer‑songwriter in her 2nd year of Contemporary Music Practices, crafting a sound that fuses pop and heartfelt ballads. Her music reflects personal thought processes, in hopes to connect deeply with listeners through emotional authenticity and sharing experiences.
Liam Chester
Miserable, Wonderful.
Artist Statement
Miserable, Wonderful. depicts the pain of ending a relationship on good terms. There is not a moment of regret in the time spent together, yet one still feels every ounce of agony in separation.
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Liam Chester is a 1st year studying CMP at the Con, and is currently focused on producing his own bodies of work to perform. His music, mainly alternative and rock focused, seeks to target greatly emotional beats to help process the insanity, sadness, and joy that comes from life.
Jacinta Drumond
Stranger in My Own Skin
Artist Statement
Stranger in My Own Skin is a deeply personal work. Composed and produced by myself, I ensured every sonic detail was intentionally crafted to reflect my artistic identity. The song captures my ongoing battles with mental health, serving as a means of translating my thoughts and emotions into lyrics and sound.
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Jacinta Drumond is an 18 year old singer-songwriter, producer and self taught multi-instrumentalist. Drawing on raw experiences, she crafts emotionally driven pop ballads with an indie edge. Fuelled by a passion for her craft, she has worked continuously to build her voice while independently recording and releasing her own music.
Orey Eyed
Unbloom
Artist Statement
Unbloom captures and eternalises the cycle of blooming and wilting through textural and timbral progression. The meaning of such, being that of mortality and inevitable unblooming, is obscured yet thoroughly audible.
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Orey Eyed is the alias of sound artist and musician Leya Kim. Her practice is centred around the idea of sonically translating internal dialogues through shifts in timbre and texture. She also expands this idea into tactile realm through sound installations and facilitates dialogical exchanges via her contributions to community radio stations.
Frooks
The Last Time
Artist Statement
The future is unknown and we never truly know what will come - which is why, especially right now, it is important to treat every moment as precious and be grateful for what we have. I feel overwhelming gratitude that I am alive and can pursue my passions of music.
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Frooks is Tashi-Louise, Laurie-Flint and Jeremy Smith. Jeremy and Tashi are an electrifying alternative dance pop duo from Sydney/ Eora, studying Digital Composition at the Conservatorium.
ALEKS MATIC
WILDRIDE
Artist Statement
WILDRIDE tells the story of meeting someone on a night out and just going with it - no expectations, no pressure. Maybe it's something, maybe it's just for the night... and by morning, they're gone. And that's okay.
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ALEKS MATIC is here to make you move and feel. A Sydney-based singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ, MATIC creates EDM and pop tracks that hit with euphoric energy and emotional depth. His sound is a fusion of shimmering synths, pounding beats, and lyrics that turn the dancefloor into a diary.
Murrapuma
Delapa-Yerrcha
Artist Statement
Delapa Yerrcha was written after moving to Sydney and reflects my thoughts of the young people back home who inspired me through my work. Dedicated to them, it’s a message of hope: dream big, believe in yourself, and keep moving forward. Our young people can achieve amazing things, shape their futures, and inspire generations to come.
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Murrapuma is an Anbarra and Nakkara man from Maningrida in West Arnhem Land, carrying a bush name that has been passed through generations. Through his music and language, he shares the stories of his people, honours his culture, and advocates for future generations. His work is driven by a commitment to creating opportunities and opening pathways so the next generation can walk further than those who came before them.
Imogen Plunkett-Hammer
Spirit
Artist Statement
Spirit is the A-side of Imogen Plunkett-Hamer's first single. Spirit is poetic, both in its lyrics and fluid structure borne from editing many layers of improvised performances from different musicians. It's a dark, psychedelic, jazz-influenced rock song with an intense intro comprised of shifting textures giving way to bright and bittersweet verses.
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Imogen Plunkett-Hamer is a third year Contemporary Music Practice student at the Conservatorium. She's interested in the experimental edges of popular music and rock music that incorporates dissonant harmony and elements of improvisation.
Lachie Pryer
Drink
Artist Statement
This song is a pop song that tells the story of a personal experience that I had although I think it quite a relatable one.
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A multi-instrumentalist currently a 2nd year CMP student who also produces his own work.
Jade W.
Serpentine
Artist Statement
Ouroboros: A circular symbol that depicts a snake devouring its own tail, used to represent the eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth. You will find yourself in the snake’s mouth, where its words will coil and strike. As its fangs pierce your mind, the venom will taste sweet.
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Emerging musician, Jade W. Rasmussen is a Contemporary Music Practice student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Jade blends organic and digital timbres to produce work that unites the uncanny with the familiar. This is music for fans of folk storytelling, alt-dreampop and ambient sonic spaces
Gabrielle Sira
Call
Artist Statement
Call is about heartbreak. but not heartbreak as we know it. Call tries to incapsulate that feeling of pain and sadness leaving and losing the one you love. even when it doesn’t feel right. then dealing with that heartbreak and having that person not picking up the phone to you and not understanding why. when you love someone so much but know it’s not working and needing to leave, but only wanting to talk to him. Call is about needing the person you love even after you left.
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Hailing from Sydney’s southwest, Gabrielle Sira combines a moody R&B sound with heartfelt and raw lyrics. Tackling topics of love, heartbreak and grief, Sira’s not afraid to be unapologetically herself and bare her heart and soul for those to hear. With musical influences like Ariana Grande, Alex Isley, H.E.R, and Olivia Dean, Sira aims to bring a unique R&B sound to Sydney’s music scene.
Brigadoon
Maya Sleeps & Dreams
Artist Statement
This track, taken from the 2026 album Everyone & No One, is intended as a ghostly meditation on environmental collapse, exploring the hauntological effects of vocal layers, e-bow on electric guitar and other experimental sonic gestures.
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Brigadoon is the musical project of Barnaby Smith. His second album, Everyone & No One, is released in July 2026. His first, Itch Factor, was met with wide acclaim upon release in 2020. He is also a widely published poet, a writer and critic, and a PhD candidate at Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Twin Tunes
Nagara Nodigal
Artist Statement
Nagara Nodigal is a Tamil indie-rock fusion about two people separated by distance but held together by hope. Blending melancholic melodies with modern production, the track explores longing, unanswered questions, and the quiet moments where time stands still, waiting for two hearts to meet again. It's a reflection on loving someone from afar, where memories linger and hope remains the only bridge between two hearts.
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SUSHIL-NIKHIL (stage name: Twin Tunes) are a Tamil indie duo who write, compose, perform, and produce original music. Shaped by diverse life experiences, they transform authentic stories into profound musical journeys. Through heartfelt melodies and contemporary production, they create music that invites listeners to pause, reflect, and feel.
CARA
I’m not scared of dying…
Artist Statement
I'm not scared of dying... was written as a part of my upcoming debut EP. Containing some of the lyrics that I'm most proud of writing, it reflects on the feeling of having no control over fears that I thought I would grow out of once I reached adulthood.
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CARA is a queer songwriter, composer, and producer who focuses on how music and lyricism can tell a story. Inspired by artists such as Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams and Lizzie McAlpine, CARA's music combines unfiltered words with her classical background to create music that is authentic to her.
Claudie Suu
Consume
Artist Statement
Based on a short story I wrote in 2024, this track is a summation of the narrator’s journey and her disheartened nature at being overpowered by an evil presence infecting her. The sounds are purposefully semi-experimental as she is thrown into this new disorienting life she can no longer navigate.
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Claudie Suu is a 5th year Contemporary Music Practice student whose dark, gloomy tones tempt you to lose yourself in a forest of sounds. Her work has strong 90s alternative rock influences like Hole and PJ Harvey at its core, topped with a luscious atmosphere and gothic lyricism.